24 weeks...almost 6 months!!

They're back! Unfortunately the heart palpitations have returned :o( It was kind of a stressful week at work so I was thinking maybe it was just related to that, but they don't seem to really be going away, so I guess that may not be the whole issue. I'm really trying to avoid going on the beta blockers if possible...I just hate to take medicine if I don't have to...especially while pregnant. So I've been living with them...and they are by no means as bad as they were. I probably have one every few minutes now, but still it's not fun. I think before I call and ask for medicine I might e-mail Christine at Wellbody acupuncture and see if she thinks doing acupuncture again might help. It's worth a shot!! If not and they continue then I will likely go ahead and go on a very low dose of beta blocker. So stay tuned.

I did have my monthly check-up with the OB on Monday and told him about what was going on (since the last time I talked to him I was hysterical) and he said he has several patients on beta blockers and it's no big deal...so that's goodness. The rest of my appointment Monday went well...we heard Autumn's heart on the doppler...at first it was a little muffled and he thought maybe she had her back to us, but then she turned or moved and it was clear. He told me it was time to find a pediatrician and I think we are good on that. I talked to Dr. Robert Hoffman's office (all the patients call him Dr. Bob)...he's literally two minutes from our house and came highly recommended. There are 7 other doctors in his office too so we should never have a problem getting in to see someone! I'm going to meet him on February 26th, but feel pretty confident he's our guy! And I go back for my next appointment on March 8th and do the lovely sugar test...ick! This will be to check and make sure I didn't develop gestational diabetes...so hopefully that comes back well. And after that appointment we will be going to the bi-weekly appointment. Crazy...I guess that means we're getting closer!

Last night we attended our first class at the hospital...this one was on breastfeeding. Jacob wasn't too excited to go, but I assured him if he was the only guy I would let him leave. Turns out everyone brought their husband except one...so he was stuck! The class was good...pretty informative. I learned it's a lot harder then you think it's going to be...you would think it would just be natural (and hopefully it will be), but there is definitely a technique to it...so I'm glad we went. And the lady teaching it was nice, but a little quirky. She just kept offering to go in the locker room with us and check our boobs to make sure we won't have any problems. Haha...no one took her up on it and I think she was kinda upset :o)

And the best part of this week was Jacob finally getting to feel Autumn move! We've been trying for a few weeks now, but every time he would try she would stop...or just not kick as hard and he just wasn't feeling her. But Tuesday night she was really active so I called for him to come over...and sure enough as soon as he put his hand on my stomach she stopped. I decided I was scaring her by yelling at him to come so I said the next time she got going I was just going to motion for him to come over and that was the trick! He came over and got a soft little kick and then a pretty good one...right where his hand was! His whole face lit up...it was great!!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone...I hope it's a great one!